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adjective 9
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| continental drft | hypothesis that continents are in constant |
| mantle | middle layer of earth situated between the crust |
| Pangaea | ancient supercontinent composetwd of land that forms today contents |
| mid-ocean ridge | mountion range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean |
| seafloor spreading | now oceanic crust from forms at mid-ocean ridge as old ocean crust |
| convetion | cirulation of material caused by diffeces in tempcher |
| convergent plate boundary | where two plate colide |
| divergent plate boundary | where two plates separat |
| lithosphere | cold riid outermost rock;ayer of earth |
| plate tections | they that earth surface is made of rock plats |
| subduction | sinking of a denser plate below a more buoyant plate |
| tranfrorm plat boumtry | where two plates slide by each other |